I think there have been a few questions in the past about this gentleman who advertises hog hunts on his ranch in Seguin, TX for $50.00. Has anyone here ever hunted with him, or know of someone who has? Is this legitimate or too good to be true?

Thanks, again, Hgiles, for your information. The point is probably moot, anyhow. It has been two days, and he hasn't even returned my phone call. Unfortunately, hunting a hog hunt has taken on a life on its own.

Thanks, again, Hgiles, for your information. The point is probably moot, anyhow. It has been two days, and he hasn't even returned my phone call. Unfortunately, hunting a hog hunt has taken on a life on its own.

Much obliged,

Dave

I will never understand the lack of communication in any field trying to sell anything. It absolutely blows my mind from handy man home repair to hunting guides that don't call you back within 24 hrs.

I hunted there once and won't return. The pics he post on Craigslist are not at all what you will see. I saw some coons and a couple of does with zero signs of pigs. I was not looking for a canned show up and kill hunt but there was no sign at all that pigs are running around. It is a low fence operation and just maybe they were not in the area when I was hunting.

The place is not very bowhunter friendly and primarily set up for gun/crossbow hunters. He has ground blinds but they are not for bowhunters unless you can shoot through a 6" horizontal slot...I sure cant.

He does not maintain the place and the feeders are not going off 2x's a day as he advertises. He did manually trip the feeder and corned the area when he dropped me off. The only protein feeder I saw was empty with tall grass growing up around it.

With all that said, the main reason I won't go back is for safety. He set me up in a ladder stand that leaned so far forward I could not safely stand up in it. The straps holding the stand up were sun damaged and needed to be replaced years ago. I ended up climbing down and sat on a stool for the evening.

Hunted there several weeks ago - Myself, nor my brother in another stand, saw anything. Then again, we'd likely agree this can anywhere and why we call it "hunting". They do have remote lights set up under the feeders but they are extremely dim. We left shortly after dark and doubt we will return.

Thanks to all for your responses. I think Craigslist hunts are very hit-and-miss, with the emphasis on the "miss". By the way, to date, Austin Gay has never responded to my initial inquiry, which I think speaks volumes.

Hello gents, first time here. I was hoping for better news from this "day lease" since I've scheduled a hunt with him on Sept 28th for my wife and me. She is really looking forward to the hunt/spending time in the woods. This will be our first hunt together. Thanks for the heads up though. Btw, great forum gents.

Hello gents, first time here. I was hoping for better news from this "day lease" since I've scheduled a hunt with him on Sept 28th for my wife and me. She is really looking forward to the hunt/spending time in the woods. This will be our first hunt together. Thanks for the heads up though. Btw, great forum gents.

As far as this place goes. I called and the guy tells me "be there by 430." I get there at 4 so that I am not late ... he replies "ok just wait at the gate ill see you at 430". ughh ok. He drops me at the blind. I sit till after dark. Feeder goes off and no corn comes out. He put a little out before he left me though so Im optimistic. Saw nothing. Hey its hunting... I send a message that I am leaving ... He reply's "ok let yourself out"

Was not the experience I was looking for. A dud all the way around in my view.

As far as this place goes. I called and the guy tells me "be there by 430." I get there at 4 so that I am not late ... he replies "ok just wait at the gate ill see you at 430". ughh ok. He drops me at the blind. I sit till after dark. Feeder goes off and no corn comes out. He put a little out before he left me though so Im optimistic. Saw nothing. Hey its hunting... I send a message that I am leaving ... He reply's "ok let yourself out"

Was not the experience I was looking for. A dud all the way around in my view.

Yeah I hear ya on that man, the guy did not even show up. I texted him at 5:30 pm and he told me he wasnt going to show tell 6:30 and still he did not show up, It was his girlfriend that showed up to let me in. Also, he had dogs running around. I saw one hog the whole time and the hog was running from a dog. I texted him about it and he said it was probably a stray and I said not it has a collar. Also you need to have a hunting license if your hunting hog and he told me I did not which is a lie because I took the hunters ed course and it states you have to have the license to hunt hog for harvest.
My buddy did kill a few on the property but he had to work hard for it he said. He said he did everything from hog bombs to making some kind of sugar mix to bring them in. The guy Austin Gay is a Joke and he does not seem to care because he makes it little bit of money. I told him he had dogs barking all night and it seemed that since my buddy went out there he does not want to let anyone get more than there $50.. I do not recommend this place at all.

I hunted there once and won't return. The pics he post on Craigslist are not at all what you will see. I saw some coons and a couple of does with zero signs of pigs. I was not looking for a canned show up and kill hunt but there was no sign at all that pigs are running around. It is a low fence operation and just maybe they were not in the area when I was hunting.

The place is not very bowhunter friendly and primarily set up for gun/crossbow hunters. He has ground blinds but they are not for bowhunters unless you can shoot through a 6" horizontal slot...I sure cant.

He does not maintain the place and the feeders are not going off 2x's a day as he advertises. He did manually trip the feeder and corned the area when he dropped me off. The only protein feeder I saw was empty with tall grass growing up around it.

With all that said, the main reason I won't go back is for safety. He set me up in a ladder stand that leaned so far forward I could not safely stand up in it. The straps holding the stand up were sun damaged and needed to be replaced years ago. I ended up climbing down and sat on a stool for the evening.

If anyone reads this he is right about how the bow blind is. I had a low hanging tree in my way the whole time and it was so difficult to take a shot with my bow if I needed to because of the tree the blind was strapped to. I think I would have been better off just going to HEB... I also got off of work early which was a mistake.. I did not get through the gate tell about 6:45pm

I have a friend I met on a fishing forum I'm a fishing guide in the coast. He does hog hunts guided stalk or blind for 175 also does night vision hunts. You can find him on fb he is a great dude and can hook y'all up. Jeff Koen is his name.

I sent Kolton a message earlier today and he just sent me the following text message.
I'm just sending this offer out to some of the recent hunters I've had lately! I'm trying to get 3-5 hunters to lease the hunting for two months. Unlimited hogs, and coyotes.
It's 300 acres to hunt on, two blinds, two feeders, I also have a pop up blind. I keep corn in the feeders. I also have a room in my horse barn that had a/c, heater, shower, bathroom, and four beds, fire pit and porch. I would like to lease it November 1st- January 1st. At 800 a per son. Let me know if you are interested or have questions.